His-Bundle Corrective Pacing in Heart Failure
The investigators aim to prospectively evaluate the efficacy and mechanism of benefit of His-bundle pacing enhanced cardiac resynchronization therapy (His-CRT) vs. cardiac resynchronization therapy (BIV-CRT) in patients with heart failure and right bundle branch block (RBBB).
• Age 18 years or older (no upper age limit)
• Optimal medical therapy for heart failure by current guidelines
• Class IIa or IIb guideline-based indication for CRT-D implant in RBBB patients, including one of the following:
‣ New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II HF symptoms, LVEF ≤ 30% and QRS≥ 150 ms (IIb); OR
⁃ NYHA class III-IV a HF, LVEF ≤ 35%, and QRS duration ≥ 150 ms (IIa); OR
⁃ NYHA class III-IV a HF, LVEF ≤ 35%, and QRS duration 120-149 ms (IIb)